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GOLF CLUB Original Filed 001'. 31, 1923 awuemfo'c name b 6,1921.

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Original Io. 1,551,503, dated September" 1,- weasel-1n so. 671,886,11 mm:1, 1m, and in Canada August 8, 1926. Application for reissue fledApril}, 1927. Serial No. 181,911.

This invention relates to golf clubs and I has for its ob'ect to producean improved construction which is sim is and economical of manufactureand is esigned to possess .important advantages 'not present in thetypes of construction as heretofore proposed and used. 1 7 I A Theimprovements of the present disclosure are directed more particularly tothe 1 construction and arrangement ,for mountin of the head of the clubupon the lower en of'the shaft rand consistsin the provision of aresilient'member or sleeve interposed between the lower end portion ofthe shaft and the heel extensiorir or neck portion of the club head. Theresilient member may desirabl be in the form of a rubber composition seeve surrounding the lower end of theshaft and'of a lengthcorresponding'subg stantially to the length of the'bore 1n the club headfor the reception of the shaft whereby the length of the shaft fittedwithin the headxportion has resilient material interposed between it andthe material of the 1 head proper which may be of wood. The

rubber sleeve may desirably be under comression and secured in positionboth to the internal peripheral surface of the bore and likewise to t 0external eripheral surface Y ,5 of the shaft by a suitab e rubberadhesive or cemerit. The improved construction and mounting of the headu n the shaft thus afiorded provides for a ditional resilienc at theregion of the lower end of the sha u and is articularly desirable in itsassociation wit a hollow steel shaft as illustrated; In the latter use.there is introduced an ad-. vantageous elastic rebound of the headportion relative to the shaft from both 'vertical and torsional orhorizontal dis lacement under im act, this torsional resi 'ency bein toa arge degree lacking in steel shaft clu s at present used.

The fore oing and other features and advantages o my improvedconstruction will be better understood by reference to the drawingherewith and to the accompanying description wherein like referencecharacters are applied to the corresponding parts o in-the severalviews.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation illustratinga club of the driver orbrassietype made in jlccordance with my invention and .the lower end of theshaft is fitted within secured within the bore b sive and the adhesiveis ikewise employed proved construction wherein the 'ward ycurvedneckportion 5 integr y formed therewith and provided with a lono5 gitudmalcylindrical bore 6 the wall of whlch 1s slightly tapered or inclinedcorresponding to the-taper of the shaft.

In accordance with the present invention the bore and a sleeve of rubberor other suitable resilient material is fitted within the borethroughout thelength thereof and interposed between the shaft and thewall of thebore 6 to permit of relative movement and resilient actionbetween the club head and the lower end of the shaft. The resiLiv entsleeve is here illustrated at (and extends from the lower end of thebore'upwardly for the .full length of the bore and projects for a smalld stance therebeyond. The projecting portion 8 as indicated maydesirably be tapered in cross-section to effect a more gradual merging1of the lines of the head with that of the s aft at the junction regionwhere the usual securing windings 9 are ap lied asshown. i In t apreferred embodiment of my invention, the resilient or rubber sleeve 7is of suitable thicknessto provide; upon forcing of the shaft within thebore, that the sleeve shall be under an initial or normal com .sionwhich materially adds to the ho ding.

value and in addition thereto the sleeve Is a suitable adhebetween theinternal surface of the sleeve and external surface of the shaft wherebya very durable connection is obtained while allowin' for the torsionalresilientaction between e head and shaft portions. As. will be readilyunderstood, in the assembling of my improved structure the resilientsleeve '7 is first inserted and secured within the bore 6 of theclu-bhead and the shaftthereafter forced within the sleeve. 1 l

I have thus produced a golf club of im-. resilient sleeve memberintroduces an additional and desirable resilien in the region of thejunction between the ead of the club and shaft whereby a more effectivestroke is obtained indriving. While I have, for the purpose ofillustration, shown the wooden head type of club commonly known asdrivers and brassies, the featur'es'of my invention may be similarlyembodied with the many other types of club construction, for instancethose having metal heads such as a midiron. As will be further apparentmy present invention may be otherwisemodified without derting from thespirit thereof. By way of firther illustration a wooden shaft maemployed instead of the hollow steel ft as illustrated.

- Having described my invention I claim:

1. A golf club com rising a shaft and a driving or head mem r mountedthereon, -said head member being formed with a neck or connectingportion havin a bore to receive the shaft end, a rubber eeve fittedwithin the bore throughout the length thereof and interposed between thecircular wall of the bore and the shaft, said sleeve being undercompression, substantially as described. v

2. A golf club com rising a shaft and a driving or head mem r mountedthereon, said head member being provided with a neck or connectingortion avinga bore to receive the shaft en a'rubber sleeve elementfitted within the bore and interposed between the circular wall of thebore. and the shaft end, said sleeve being under compression said headmember bein or connecting portion -ceive the shaft end, a resilientsleeve fitted within the. bore and secured to the wall of the bore aidto the shaft to provide a tor-v sionally yielding and .resilientconnection between the head and shaft members.

4. A golf.club com. ising a shaft and a driving or head mem r. mountedthereon, formed with a neck or connecting portion ceive the shaft end, aresilient sleeve fitted within the bore and interposed between the.

wall of the bore and the shaft and being under compression providing atorsionally 'elding and resilient connection between the head and shaftmembers.

5. A golf club comprising a shaft and a driving or head member mounted.thereon, said head member bein formed with aneck having a. bore toreceive the shaft end, a rubber sleeve element fitted Within the boreand adhesively' secured to the wall of the bore and to the shaft andunder compression providing a tersionally yielding and resilientconnection between the head and shaft members.

Si ed at Newark, in the county ofEsscx and g t-ate of New J ersey'this17 day of February, 1927 PAUL Fi -HELLER.

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